"On a side note, as a Mod of
one of the largest Harley forums on the web, (we have over 20,000 members, with hundreds and hundreds of new posts every time I log on) I'm just not used to a forum where derisive behavior of fellow members is tolerated.
On our forum, flaming gets a member, no matter how long their tenure or even if they are a financial contributor, as many are, an instant "vacation" the first time it happens and a permanent ban for a second offense, as we insist that all members are treated with respect and courtesy, whether we agree what they have to say or not."
Come on now, you are talking about HD riders, right ? Their skin is a little thicker than some/most (well, except the posers who want to know if their chaps look okay) and can take a little sh!t thrown their way, in the same way as most of the members here can take a "little ribbing".
"Now, I wouldn't presume to tell anyone how to run THIS site, but I'm a little surprised that "keyboard commandos" are ready to criticize another member's post when that just doesn't seem appropriate."
What has happened to you here is mild compared to what some other noob's have seen in the past. The Mods here are watching and most likely having a good laugh reading this thread
Read through some of the post around here and you will see what I mean.
By the way, Dave Price created V-Twin Forum in October of 2001, ran into a little trouble with HD because of the forums orginal name/colors and had to change it to the V-Twin name, then in 2007, V-Twin Forum joined the Motorcycle .com Network to reach out to more enthusiasts and is closer to being the largest HD/motorcycle site than most.
(I have been a member there since 2003. I do wrench on (as I do with the H2) my 1999 Night Train and the V-Twin site is a great resource for that as this site is for the HUMMER brand.)
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